diff --git a/demo/video.rs b/demo/video.rs
index 2dbf1e12..3c8db3b1 100644
--- a/demo/video.rs
+++ b/demo/video.rs
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ pub fn main() {
     renderer.set_draw_color(sdl2::video::RGB(255, 0, 0));
     renderer.clear();
     renderer.present();
+    sdl2::timer::delay(5000);
     sdl2::quit();
 }
diff --git a/src/sdl2.rc b/src/sdl2.rc
index 2fd9a434..e1a21067 100644
--- a/src/sdl2.rc
+++ b/src/sdl2.rc
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 pub use sdl::*;
 pub mod rect;
 pub mod video;
+pub mod timer;
 pub mod render;
 pub mod sdl;
diff --git a/src/timer.rs b/src/timer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e174aa9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/timer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+pub mod ll {
+
+    use std::libc::{uint32_t, uint64_t};
+
+    extern "C" {
+        //SDL_timer.h
+        pub fn SDL_GetTicks() -> uint32_t;
+        pub fn SDL_GetPerformanceCounter() -> uint64_t;
+        pub fn SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency() -> uint64_t;
+        pub fn SDL_Delay(ms: uint32_t);
+        //TODO: Figure out what to do with the timer callback functions
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn get_ticks() -> uint {
+    unsafe { ll::SDL_GetTicks() as uint }
+}
+
+pub fn get_performance_counter() -> u64 {
+    unsafe { ll::SDL_GetPerformanceCounter() }
+}
+
+pub fn get_performance_frequency() -> u64 {
+    unsafe { ll::SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency() }
+}
+
+pub fn delay(ms: uint) {
+    unsafe { ll::SDL_Delay(ms as u32) }
+}